Name: happyback
Start: 2026-05-07T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-07T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Wilde Auditorium

happyback

THE OTHER VOICE

The premiere screening of a new short film.

Wilde Auditorium

happyback is a short devised film created by THE OTHER VOICE, produced in Collaboration with The Hartt Theatre Division &amp; The Finding My Voice Workshop Initiative at The University of Hartford.Directed by: Joni WeisfeldAssociate Direction and Sound Design by: Adam BintzFilmed and edited by: Jainesse RodriguezFeaturing: Emily Massicotte, Khalil Carim, Milo Meole, Emily Duckman, Natalia Ortiz-VillacortaThe film is 25 minutes long. A brief talk-back will follow.Trigger warning: self harm, body dysmorphia More information on THE OTHER VOICE and happyback below: ‘Indescribable. Unimaginable. Senseless.We have all used these simple words as a means to express what cannot be conveyed with language.A feeling.An idea.Experience.The Other.I want to give these qualities a voice. To seek a greater understanding of them. And more compassion because of them.THE OTHER VOICE is comprised of Performing Artists, Directors and Designers that work collaboratively to devise wordless performance art that is ignited from the body.We generate fiercely physical theatrical events, that seek to unearth the unspoken. happyback began development in 2024 as a classroom project in The Hartt Theater Division at The University of Hartford. I was lucky enough to collaborate with ten passionate theater students to devise material based on the idea of happiness. What would make us truly happy? Our research led us to The World Happiness Report which classified Finland as the happiest place on earth. The United States came in 23rd. The students and I began to focus our attention on what it takes to be a happy American, especially in the formative years between ages 19-23. This project morphed into a short film based on an idea planted in my brain by The Theater Department Chair, Kevin Ramsey. I have worked as an actor and director in live performance for over thirty years, and never felt that I would venture into film. This medium has excited and challenged me in ways I could have never imagined. Maybe that’s all happiness is. Or not. Honestly, I’m still figuring it out… '-Joni Weisfeld (Artistic Director THE OTHER VOICE)

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